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In a statement, the company said it regretted the impact the news will have on employees and their families, many of whom may be looking for new ways to earn extra money.
"Bombardier is revising downwards most of its aircraft production rates and implementing measures to meet challenges facing the whole aviation industry," the firm commented.
The development comes soon after more than 200 people were laid off at the Visteon car parts company in Belfast and 87 jobs were axed at Nortel's plant in Newtonabbey.
Peter Robinson, Northern Ireland's first minister and a member of parliament for east Belfast, described the news as a "massive blow" following a week of gloomy job news.
In February, Bombardier cut 1,340 jobs worldwide, many of which were lost at its factories in Kansas and Montreal.
